Level 6 Lesson 9 / While you are at it / -(으)ㄴ/는 김에 /

안녕하세요. Today, we will be giving a lesson on the expression -(으)ㄴ/는 김에. This expression is used to form sentences such as “Since you are already going to do A, do B” or “While doing A, do B, too.” We know that all of our listeners will be able to learn a lot from this lesson, so grab a pen and paper, and let’s get to learning!

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thank you for the lesson , great effort like usual //
i’m curious about some things i’ll be more glad if you help me with it,

* what the difference between -(으)ㄴ/는 김에 and -다가 ?? are they exchangeable ??
* in the future tense why don’t we use -(으)ㄹ/를 김에 because it future ?? can be ??

Leni

마리 나운 김에…제 첫인상은 어때요? speaking of which, how was your first impression of me?
경주있는 김에 경주빵 좀 사주세요. while you are at Gyeongju, buy me some Gyeongju bread.

Matt

쇼핑하는 김에 선물을 살 거예요.= While I’m out shopping, I might as well buy her a gift.
문신을 얻은 김에 코 피어싱도 얻었어요. = While I was getting a tattoo, I got a nose piercing as well.
공부를 쉬는 김에 김밥 먹어요. = While we take a break from studying, let’s eat some kimbab.

네가 주방으로 가는 김에 이걸 버려 주실래요? = while you are going to the kitchen do you mind throwing this away.
화장실에 가는 김에 저한테 휴지를 가려와 주실래요 = Would you pick up a tissue from me while you’re in the bathroom?
말이 나온 김에, 점심을 먹을까요?= Speaking of which, shall we have lunch?
여기 온 김에, 우리 해 봐야 돼요. = While we are here we should try it.
가게에 간 김에 저한데 간식들을 좀 사 주세요.= Since you are at the store, buy some snacks for me.
대학교에 온 김에 동아리에 많이 들었어요. = I joined a lot of clubs while I was in University.